As you know the Scout Group is growing rapidly. The Scout Troop needs your assistance to continue this growth and be able to support your scouts.If you are a dedicated, self-motivated adult who cares about future generations, and are willing to volunteer your time in order to develop self-reliance, initiative and responsibility in today’s young people. Then speak to 1st Bentleigh Scouts today.As a Leader, you undertake training in working with young people, including learning the basics of Scouting, leadership, safety and program planning. You will also help to provide self development to young people through a variety of challenging, adventurous and achievement-oriented experiences with a focus on teamwork and leadership.Scouting provides adults with an opportunity to lead and gain satisfaction working with young people and other adults. Through Scouting, you can make a direct positive impact on your local community and on the lives of young people.You’ll make new friends, stay fit and healthy, gain self confidence, learn new skills and maybe even have the opportunity to travel nationally and internationally.

Come along on Wednesday the 17th of March, 2010 for a cub scout meeting that will have three New Chums being invested.Place is Victory Park, Patterson Road, Bentleigh from 7pm.

It will be followed by some games, and the theme for the night is Australiana.The ending game will be Statutes. If you have ever heard of the game, you know just how much fun it is.Let's see how many will be forced to laugh

New faces are always welcome. PM me for more information if you would like to join in.

Or pop into Starider Motorcycle Products, 557 North Road, Ormond. ORJohn Anthony's Designers in Hair, 494A Hampton Street, Hampton. (You can get your hair done at the same time!!)There are always tickets on the front desk.

For anyone who has ever known or been involved with Sanjay Dutta, you will be very pleased to know that there will be a Queens Scout ceremony being held at the 1st Bentleigh Scout Hall on Sunday the 11th of April, 2010.

Please let us know if you are coming and I am sure Sanjay will be really chuffed to see some of his old scouting mates that he has made along the way.

All Rovers are very welcome to come along and do some of their service at 1st Bentleigh.Have a look at our programs each term and see if there is anything that might be of interest to you to assist with.

New and old faces are always welcome at 1st Bentleigh. The younger one's really love it, as they get to see what Rover's look like. (We keep telling them you are all green and have come from Mars!!!)

Also we are looking for a Joey Leader and Joey Assistant. So if you are interested in having some real fun and pretending that you are six again, contact Brigitte at 1st Bentleigh and have a huge impact on some really young people's lives.

We would love to see a Mob start at 1st Bentleigh Scouts, so if you know anyone who is aged between 6 to 8 years of age, let me know. If we get enough members, we might just be able to start our very own mob of joeys.

If any of you guys know of an activity that you think is really interesting, exciting or just great stuff. Let us know about it here.Just post up your ideas or links to things that you think would be fantastic to do as a cub scout.

You never know, it might just get included into a program or an activity

CUBS NIGHT WEDNESDAY 23RD JUNEWe are going to go and see the Melbourne Gang Show on Wednesday the 23rd of June, 2010 as an activity. All Cubs, Parents and Siblings are welcome to attend. We receive a discount if we purchase the tickets as a group. So please indicate how many tickets you want below and payment is required with returning form. If we do not get the allocated numbers the price may have to increase. We will sort out car pooling as it gets closer. Just working on numbers to get good seats at this stage. RSVP: 14th April, 2010Name:Adults $19. Number required:Children $13. Number required: Payment by cash or cheque to 1st Bentleigh Cub Scouts.

A run down on the show:Join us for our 58th year. The show consists of two wonderful performances. Act one is an exciting show filled with pirates, pirates and more pirates. As for act two - you've heard of Cats? Well this is Dogs!

In Bold Pirates, a crew of ageing bucaneers shipwrecks near the shining city of Sinkport, a town beside the sea. They soon discover that not all is well in the glittering town - the rich live a life of ease, protected by the Garrison, but underneath their perfect veneer are the less fortunate citizens, who work day and night for little pay. When the Garrison offers the citizen's children free education out at sea, it almost seems too good to be true - and when the pirates raid a ship laden with treasure, they get more than they bargained for!

A Doggone Life follows the tail tale of Wanda, a young pup living in a Lost Dogs' home who dreams of something more. When a Bulldog offers her the chance to go out into the world and get a job, a whole new life of opportunities opens up to her - as well as a whole lot of trouble! Wanda finds herself caught up with some strays at the K9 club, ruled by Mafia boss Roach - who has a plan most sinister! Can Wanda and her new found friends save the day? Only one way to find out...

A couple of you may have guessed by now, just who I am. Yes your GL aka "Group Leader"Brigitte by any other name

Welcome to the Scouting Forum for 1st Bentleigh.Anytime you have any questions, or want to chat to someone, you can come in here and catch up in between meetings.There will be heaps of information gradually added all the time. Feel free to post up useful information, anything about yourself or links that you find interesting that can help with badge work, or any adventurous activity. As you can see, I have a passion in my own adventurous activity. It does get a little bit physical throwing a bike around a race track. My next goal will be to take up hiking soon, so I can come along and accompany some of you lucky youth who get to do all the fun stuff all the time.